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Ixodes Scapularis
see synonyms of ixodes scapularisNoun
1. black-legged tick, ixodes scapularis
parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.